City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning at The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · Master's Degree · about 34 graduates a year

$64,191
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$79,383
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$79,665
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#25 of 36
Rank by pay
#17 of 36
Rank, wage-adjusted
$34,800
Median federal debt

The University of Texas at Austin graduates in city/urban, community, and regional planning earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 44% of one year’s pay at that point.

How The University of Texas at Austin Compares for City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning

All 36 colleges reporting city/urban, community, and regional planning earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1New York University New York, NY$106,674$101,532#1$71,369
2Harvard University Cambridge, MA$102,979$90,684#2$84,062
3Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$100,130$88,175#7$81,382
4Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$93,415$88,912#4$72,127
5University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$90,541$82,386#13$69,357
6California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$90,339$82,203#14$70,849
7California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$89,909$81,811#15—
8University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$88,656$80,671#18$63,583
9University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$87,944$80,023#20$66,092
10Cornell University Ithaca, NY$86,756$82,574#12$64,623
…
22Portland State University Portland, OR$80,453$80,927#16$57,357
23University of South Florida Tampa, FL$79,536$84,656#9$59,475
24Iowa State University Ames, IA$79,527$83,653#10$54,691
25The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$79,383$80,709#17$64,191
26Florida State University Tallahassee, FL$78,175$83,207#11$59,403
27University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$77,299$80,433#19—
28University of Oregon Eugene, OR$76,795$77,247#27$53,962

Other Majors at The University of Texas at Austin by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$219,705$122,914#1 of 62
Business Administration, Management and Operations$197,707$159,326#17 of 861
Finance and Financial Management Services$128,956—#19 of 69
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$128,909$96,749#38 of 92
Economics$126,566$78,870#2 of 22
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$119,127$94,745#1 of 34
Accounting and Related Services$117,656$71,694#13 of 349
Applied Mathematics$115,629$82,241#9 of 17
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$104,458$94,957#391 of 432
Mechanical Engineering—$99,576—
Civil Engineering$99,079$83,515#33 of 81
Public Policy Analysis$84,618$71,723#30 of 50
International Relations and National Security Studies$84,481$61,625#27 of 40
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$83,467$54,561#14 of 29
Architecture$79,350$63,495#10 of 50
Information Science/Studies$68,652$54,007#68 of 71
Educational Administration and Supervision$66,963$56,680#280 of 453
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$65,180$53,235#164 of 322
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$65,121$26,209#15 of 20
Social Work$64,396$53,515#112 of 279
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$64,081$61,400#154 of 243
Curriculum and Instruction$63,172$57,847#69 of 190
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$59,769$54,149#184 of 285
Special Education and Teaching$56,327$60,791#225 of 280
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$49,771$43,430#27 of 41
Area Studies—$46,699—
Music$37,603$27,179#89 of 98
Fine and Studio Arts—$19,765—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do The University of Texas at Austin city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $64,191 one year after graduating and $79,383 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does The University of Texas at Austin rank for city/urban, community, and regional planning?

Among 36 colleges reporting earnings for city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates, The University of Texas at Austin ranks #25 by median pay four years after graduation, and #17 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is city/urban, community, and regional planning at The University of Texas at Austin worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for city/urban, community, and regional planning ($79,665), and the median federal debt at graduation is $34,800.

← All data for The University of Texas at Austin · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.